Combination therapy of tacrolimus, high doses of glucocorticosteroids, and cyclophosphamide against existing historical treatment for patients in severe conditions of interstitial lung diseases complicated with dermatomyositis
Abstract. The high-dose glucocorticosteroid (GC) treatment is the first choice for dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial lung disease (DM-ILD) but patients are resistant to the high-dose GC monotherapy. Besides, the high dose of GC, the secondary immunosuppressive agent(s) is necessary but t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/MD.0000000000029108 |